Alex Williams as Shane Warne in 'Warnie'.

‘It was certainly a challenge’: Alex Williams on hitting the right areas in ‘Warnie’

He’s already portrayed the founder of Wikileaks, a member of INXS, a three-time Bathurst 1000 winner and the manager of The Easybeats.

Now Alex Williams is taking on the likeness of arguably his most culturally significant character yet in late Australian cricketer Shane Warne.

The 32-year-old donned the whites to play the legendary spinner in Nine’s Warnie, a two-night drama event that details the transformation of a kid from the suburbs into a sports megastar who is forced to navigate controversy ...